Without question. But CMM covers more than that--how requirements are gathered, reviewed, approved; who in the chain has the proper training and at what level.

Without question. But CMM covers more than that--how requirements are gathered, reviewed, approved; who in the chain has the proper training and at what level. It much more than just coding. And how all of this is measured. So if the goal is writing simpler code, it is about how you would measure that.